5-644: Nine Stones may refer to: Nine Stones, Altarnun , a prehistoric monument on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England Nine Stones, Winterbourne Abbas , a prehistoric monument in Dorset, England Nine Stones Close , a prehistoric monument in Derbyshire, England Ninestane Rig , a prehistoric monument in the Scottish Borders Boskednan stone circle ,
10-498: A prehistoric monument near Penzance, Cornwall, England Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Nine Stones . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nine_Stones&oldid=676411358 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
15-436: A stone may have stood. The central stone, a granite post 1.1 metres high, may have been moved from the north part of the circle to be used as a boundary stone for the parish boundary. There are hut circles 550 metres (1,800 ft) to the northeast and another to the south. Alexander Thom proposed a lunar alignment with a nearby stone row which leads towards some cairns , although this has been considered doubtful as
20-463: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nine Stones, Altarnun The Nine Stones (or Altarnun stone circle ) is a stone circle 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south southeast of Altarnun , 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of Launceston on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall , UK. The Nine Stones is an English Heritage managed property. It
25-399: Was restored in 1889 when only two stones remained standing. The circle is the smallest on Bodmin Moor, only 49 feet (15 m) in diameter with eight granite stones forming the circle and one in the centre. A flat triangular-shaped stone also lies at the base of one of the stones. The stones are irregularly spaced with the tallest being 4.2 feet (1.3 m). A gap in the north suggests where
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